Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Emmett's 4th Birthday!

....4....

I can not believe it! Emmett is 4 years old today and what a monumental day!

Four years ago, I met this little guy who was eager to come into the world at just 28 weeks gestation. It was an emergency C-section, which meant Michael and I had little time to come up with a final decision on a name. We chose Emmett because of how strong it sounded and it came from a Germanic origin. Rauch being a German name. The meaning of a name is important to us. While the nurses were prepping me for the C-section, Michael searched Google for the meaning behind the name Emmett.

Emmett: Strong, persevering, powerful and universal leader.

Wow! Little did we know as parent's then, what an impact this little life would have, not only to our family, but to the world!

Then...

Now!

It will take Emmett another 40 plus years to match up years to as many surgical procedures he has had performed over the past 4 years. I sure am grateful for the many miracles our Father in Heaven has performed for our little boy! We are so grateful for these blessings! Today we are going to celebrate!

In honor of our Emmett, today I want to reflect and give thanks to the many people who have impacted our lives forever... These people will forever have an lasting mark on our hearts for their time, service, love, sacrifice and energy they have shown our little boy and family. So let the list begin:

Dr Craig Egan

Dr Steven Nelson

Michelle Chacon-RN

Susie-NICU RN

Karen-NICU RN

Jan-NICU RN

Julie-NICU RN

NICU Nurse Practitioner's

Alicia- NICU message therapist

Dr Ellis- MD

Dr Abrams-MD

All the other NICU RN's and RT's who made a lasting impact on Emmett

All the INCREDIBLE Intensivists MD's at Phoenix Children's Hospital PICU

I know I am missing many incredible people/ Nurses who helped impact our lives, especially Emmett's. Please forgive me if I did not mention your name. Thank you forever and ever for working around the clock to help save Emmett's precious little life. We LOVE you!

Happy belated Birthday Emmett from Beth and little Deirdre in Cincinnati! You were a joy to care for during your CCHMC PICU stay and it's wonderful to see you grow and thrive! You and your family are an inspiration! Looking forward to more blog posts :)